Canada Day Weekend – What’s Open and Closed, Celebrations, Fireworks
What you need to know
Sunday, July 1
CLOSED
In addition to the usual Sunday business closures; the following will be closed on Sunday, July 1
- Banks that normally open on Sunday
- Kozlov Mall
- Orillia Square Mall
OPEN
- Georgian Mall – 11am-5pm
- Bayfield Mall –
- Tanger Outlet Mall – 10am-6pm
- Vaughan Mills – 10am-7pm
- Upper Canada Mall – 10am-7pm
- Beer Stores – most open 11am-6pm
- Liquor Stores – regular hours
- Some craft breweries
- Convenience Stores
- Some gas stations
- Slots at Georgian Downs
- Casino Rama
- Movie Theatres
PUBLIC TRANSIT
- BARRIE: Sunday schedule, with last buses departing the Transit Terminal after the fireworks display at approximately 11:00pm.
- ORILLIA: None
- COLLTRANS: Colltrans, the Collingwood/Wasaga Beach link and the Collingwood/Blue Mountains link will be running (new hours begin July 1 – 7am-9pm)
- MIDLAND: None
- BRADFORD: None
- GO TRANSIT: regular Sunday schedule
Monday, July 2
CLOSED
- Government offices
- Banks
- Beer stores
- Liquor stores (Some agency stores will open normal hours of business on July 2)
- Canada Post
- MOST grocery stores; see OPEN below
- SOME drug stores: see OPEN below
- Georgian Mall
- Bayfield Mall
- Kozlov Mall
OPEN
Some Drug Stores: Click below for which locations are open and hours
Some Grocery Stores: Click below for which locations are open and hours:
- Tanger Outlet Mall – 930am-9pm
- Orillia Square Mall – 11am-5pm
- Vaughan Mills – 10am-9pm
- Upper Canada Mall – 11am-6pm
- Some garden centres
- Some craft breweries
- Convenience Stores
- Some gas stations
- Slots at Georgian Downs
- Casino Rama
- Movie Theatres
GARBAGE COLLECTION
- SIMCOE COUNTY: It is a regular collection day for areas serviced by Simcoe County
- BARRIE: It is a regular collection day
- ORILLIA: There will be NO garbage collection on Monday July 2; collection will be a day later this week
PUBLIC TRANSIT
- BARRIE: Regular service
- ORILLIA: Regular service
- COLLTRANS: Colltrans, the Collingwood/Wasaga Beach link and the Collingwood/Blue Mountains link will be running (new hours as of July 1 – 7am-9pm)
- MIDLAND: None
- BRADFORD: None
- GO TRANSIT: Saturday schedule
FIREWORKS/CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS (Sunday)
- Adjala/Tosorontio Canada Day celebrations Fireworks at dusk at Municipal Building, 30th Sideroad, Adjala
- Alliston/Tottenham Canada Day celebrations 11am-4pm in Alliston; Fireworks @ dusk at Tottenham Conservation Area
- Angus Canada Day celebrations Fireworks @ Essa Agriplex, dusk
- Barrie Canada Day celebrations; Fireworks @ Waterfront, 10pm (rain date July 2); Promenade Days
- Blue Mountain Canada Day celebrations Fireworks @ Tomahawk Recreational Complex, Thornbury, 9:30pm
- Bracebridge Canada Day celebrations Fireworks @ Bracebridge Bay, 10pm
- Bradford West Gwillimbury Canada Day celebrations Fireworks @ Bradford & District Memorial Community Centre, 10pm
- Canada’s Wonderland Fireworks @ 10pm
- Collingwood Canada Day celebrations Fireworks @ Waterfront, 10pm
- Essa Canada Day celebrations Fireworks @ Essa Agriplex, dusk
- Gravenhurst Canada Day celebrations
- Innisfil Innisfil Lioness Canada celebrations, 10am-2pm, 982 Innisfil Beach Road
- Horseshoe Resort Canada Day celebrations Fireworks, 10pm
- Huntsville Canada Day celebrations Fireworks @ Hunters Bay, 10pm;
- Orillia Canada Day celebrations Fireworks @ Couchiching Beach Park, dusk
- Midland Canada Day celebrations Fireworks @ Midland Town Dock, dusk
- Minden Hills Canada Day celebrations Fireworks @ Minden Fairgrounds, dusk
- Penetanguishene Canada Day celebrations
- Stayner Parade starting at Station Park at 10:30am to Stayner arena; afternoon events
- Wasaga Beach Canada Day celebrations Fireworks @ Beach Front, dusk
